Public procurement and disposal act 2005 implementation challenges and effectiveness in the judicial service commission of Kenya

Abstract

This paper identifies challenges and effectiveness of the public procurement and disposal act (2005) implementation at the Judicial Service Commission of Kenya. To determine the Factors that might influence the effectiveness of the Procurement and Disposal Act 2005 in the Judicial Service Commission of Kenya. The theoretical background was established by acquiring information from literature, previous research and professional journals. The study adopted a case study descriptive research design which includes making inferences about relationships between variables from concomitant variables. The design is suitable for collecting data across many units in the organization at one point in time. The data collected was grouped into two categories and analyzed differently and separately depending on the category. Factor analysis and regression analysis was used in the analysis of the data. The study established that the challenges had influences on the procurement process. Financial, non financial and effectiveness in the implementation of the procurement function. The paper concludes that other than financial measures, non financial measures also contribute significantly in the procurement process and effectiveness in its implementation. The commission faces difficulty in finance making decisions on taxation and spending on the public the commission is challenged in budget controls, accounting and external and internal accounting. Financial management challenges influence keeping track of important information, non transparency. There has been slight improvement in the accountability, reduction in corruption and governance has been streamlined. Lack of transparency due to absence of information on rules and practices operate as a barrier to the implementation, weak oversight, inconsistent enforcement of the prevailing rules, compliance with procedural requirements, compromise on the intent and spirit of rules, ambiguities and gaps in the rules and inefficient costly system. The study recommends that JSC comes up with operational management strategies and implement them. The study established that inefficiency in operations has led to increased costs